2001 ACURA TL Complaints

THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SIEZING UP. IT WILL NOT SHIFT TO THE NEXT GEAR WHILE THE ENGINE KEPT REVVING UP. IT WOULD EVENTUALLY JERK BADLY AND SHIFT TO NEXT GEAR. DEALER SAYS THAT THE CAR NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE CAR ONLY HAS 34000 MILES AND IT APPEARS THAT THERE IS A RASH OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH THIS YEAR AND MODEL. HOW DO I KNOW THAT THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN IN ANOTHER 1.5 YEARS? I WAS THINKING OF BUYING A ACURA MDX. I HAVE SECOND THOUGHTS NOW.*AK

I WAS PASSING A VEHICLE IN MY 3.2TL WHEN SUDDENLY THE WHEELS SEEMED TO HAVE LOCKED AND MY CAR CAME ALMOST TO A SCREECHING HALT. THE NEXT DAY I FOUND OUT THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE VEHICLES BEHIND ME COULD HAVE EASILY REAR-ENDED ME AND CAUSED A CHAIN REACTION PILE-UP. LUCKILY THE CAR DID NOT STOP COMPLETELY, SO I WAS ABLE TO RECOVER FROM THE INCIDENT WITHOUT PERSONAL INJURY AND/OR PROPERTY DAMAGE. IT ANGERS ME THAT ACURA IS NOT OWNING UP TO THE APARENT TRANSMISSION TROUBLES THAT HAVE BEEN OCCURRING. JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO, MY SUPERVISOR INFORMED ME THAT HIS TRANSMISSION FAILED ON HIS 3.2CL AT ONLY 18K MILES. ANOTHER CONCERN IS THAT THE WARRANTY IS 4 YEARS/50K MILES AND ACURA NEEDS TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY UNTIL THEY FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS. WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO WHEN THE WARRANTY ENDS? ACURA NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE.*AK

AIRBAG SIGN REMAINED LIT AS I STARTED DRIVING FROM DRIVEWAY INTO STREET. ABOUT 20 FEET ON THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, I WAS ENGULFED BY SMOKE, LOST CONTROL AND HIT THE TELEPHONE POLE IN FRONT OF MY NEIGHVBOR'S HOUSE.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING A VERY SERIOUS TIRE DEFICIENCY PROBLEM AND THAT THE TIRES ARE PROPRIETARY AND CANNOT BE EXCHANGED WITH OTHER TIRE MANUFACTURERS GIVEN THEIR SIZES, TWO TIRES HAVE BEEN SLASHED, ONCE DUE TO PARKING BY A CURB AND THE SECOND BY RIDING OVER A STONE THE SIZE OF A FIST, NO SPECIFIC TIRE INFORMATION GIVEN. *SLC

ACURA HAS MADE MANY DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION FOR THE 2001 AND 2002 TL AND CL. I THINK ACURA SHOULD WARN THEIR CUSTOMER OF THESE FAILURES BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT FOR THE FAILURE OF A TRANSMISSION. LUCKLY, I NOTICED MINES BEFORE TAKING THE CAR OUT OF PARK. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE, WE ARE SPENDING TO MUCH MONEY FOR A CAR THAT CAN NOT STAY OUT OF THE SHOP UNDER 50,000 MILES. AND TO ADD TO IT ALL OF THIS ACURA IS DOING NOTHING TO MY KNOWLEDGE TO CONTACT THE OWNERS AND HELP THE SITUATION.*AK

HONDA MOTORS REFUSES TO PURCHASE THE CAR BACK OR THE LOAN AND WILL NOT WORK TO EQUITABLE SOLUTION. THEY HAVE CLOSED THE CASE AND LEFT ME WITH NO OPTIONS. *TS *JB ****DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12-12-02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS****761437

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING SPEED OF VEHICLE DROPPED FROM 70MPH TO 10 MPH. DRIVER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. *AK

THESE ACURAS ARE HAVING A MAJOR PROBLEM, SOMEONE NEEDS TO STEP IN BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT DRIVING THEM WHEN A TRANSMISSION GOES OR SOMETHING ELSE. *AK

THE WARRANTY ONLY COVERS TO 50K MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION MIGHT GO OUT AGAIN...THERE IS LOTS OF ACURA TL OWNERS WITH BAD TRANSMISSIONS INCLUDING MINE WHICH I JUST REPLACED, BUT AFRAID IT WILL GO BAD AGAIN. PLEASE HELP!!!*AK

BROUGHT CAR TO DEALER. THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM. PROBLEM HAPPENS EVERYDAY. WARRANTY IS ALMOST UP. WHAT DO I DO? NO SAFETY DEFEC TMENTIONED. *AK